Doug Fee one of 7 Senate hopefuls meeting nomination criteria
Leslie Cholowsky Editor At the close of nominations on January 9, Doug Fee was one of seven people who put their names forward for consideration for senatorial selection.
Month: January 2012
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County finalizes Rec Funding application process Series of public information workshops planned
Leslie Cholowsky Editor Flagstaff County’s Recreation Liaison coordinator Jim Fedyk says that the application development for recreation funding is complete. Now he is hoping that user groups and non-profit organizations will review the available grant funding, and attend the open houses planned across the county starting next week. There are five new grants…
Local Battle River Hockey Teams see action on the weekend
Jae Robbins Staff Reporter All three local BRHL teams played this past weekend. The Hardisty Stampeders won both of their games, while the Sedgewick Sabres and the Daysland Northstars lost their games.
Junior Achievement gaining steam in rural Alberta Pilot project being set up in Flagstaff County
Leslie Cholowsky Editor The Battle River Alliance for Economic Development (BRAED) started a ball rolling with a Youth Retention Forum held in Camrose late in 2010, inviting Junior Achievement (JA) to attend and make a presentation. Attendees of the forum sought to explore ways of increasing access to youth-focussed entrepreneurship programming and services in…
Sedgewick Sharks Hosts Minor Hockey Weekend
Jae Robbins Staff Reporter Sedgewick arena was a busy place over the weekend as they hosted their Minor Hockey weekend with five minor hockey games and two Sabres games.
Evan’s blood drive an unqualified success 648 northern Alberta patients will benefit
Leslie Cholowsky Editor Late December’s two-day blood drive for Evan Wallace, the three-year-old Sedgewick girl who was recently diagnosed with a rare form of acute myeloid leukemia, was a huge success. The results, according to Canadian Blood Services’ Jody Bredo, were phenomenal. “We’ve never had a turnout quite like this,” Bredo…
Bisons edge out Wheat Kings in overtime
Leslie Cholowsky Editor The Wheat Kings played the Wainwright Bisons at home on Friday, losing during the second overtime period by a score of 4-3.
Hippodrome grooves in Daysland
Leslie Cholowsky Editor As the show opened on Saturday night at the Palace Theatre in Daysland, one felt as though you’d taken a step through time and space to hop into the set of the movie, “The Commitments,” as lead singer of Hippodrome, Juran Greene, crooned out “Try a little Tenderness,” with lead vocalist…
Northstars pull out an overtime win against Blades
Leslie Cholowsky Editor Daysland Northstars hosted the Provost Blades on Saturday evening to a packed house. The Northstars started strong with four goals in the first period, to the Blades’ two, with Gregory Doll, Derek Wolbeck, Brad Trautman and Tyler Hurum all scoring.
Town of Ponoka and a Lougheed company creatively fined by Province for environmental issues.
The Provincial Court of Alberta has handed Smith’s Service (Lougheed) Ltd. a $20,000 penalty after the company pleaded guilty to willfully conducting an activity without approval.
2011, a Year in Review Part one
January 2011 2011 started with a day of sledding for many families, at the home of Dennis and Sherrie Busse, near Killam. The weather warmed from -26˚C on Dec. 31 to a balmy -6˚C on Jan. 1.